Twenty five years ago I had a serious heartburn problem. Doctors had me taking proton pump inhibitors and that caused some bad side effects without solving the problem of hiatal hernia and eroded esophagus. Dr. Nathaniel Soper, then at Barnes/Wash U fixed me with a Nissen fundoplication. I have had no heartburn for twenty five years, and my esophagus is good. Dr. Soper is now in Phoenix, and is still doing good work.
My wife had the same problem, about the same timeframe, and also had good results. It's an excellent example of a problem fixed by a (relatively) simple medical procedure.
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